Garment hanger



June`8,1926. 19582676 f W. PATTERON f GARMENT HAN G ER Filed Jan. 17.,1925 2 SheetS-Sheei 1 Elita-nog June 8 1926. f

1,587,676 w. PATTERsoN GARMENT HANGER Patented .June 8, 19213,,

UNITED STAT.

ra'ran'r orrice.

WILLIAM PATTERSON, VOF PILADELPHIA, PENNYLVANIA.

GARMENT l-IANGER.

Application filecl January This invention has reference to garmenthangers and particularly to a small compact hanger adapted to provide aneat, pleasing, and ornamental attachment for a door or other supportand which is foldable into and out of operative position.

The invention further provides the garment hanger in which thegarment-supporting arms are caused to automatically swing into and outof position as they are moved out. of and int-o the case.

Other objects and advantages of the intention may be apparent from thefollowing detailed description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, where- Figure 1 is a perspective View of asection of a door or other support to which the in'- Vention is shownapplied and in open position, i

Figure 2 is a similar' View With the invention shown in closed position,

Figure 8 is a sectional View of the door illustrating the manner inwhich the device is attached thei'eto,

Figure 11 is anenlarged sectional view of the garment hanger,

Figure 5 is a section on line ure a,

Figure 6 is a section on line ure ll,

Figure ure 4,

Figure 8 is a section on line ure 5` and Figure 9 is a section on lineure G.

In the drawings, 1 designates the door of a closet or clothes presshaving a recess 2 forined therein to accommodate the rectangular casing8 of the garn'ient hanger. The casing` is provided with an attachingflange ll; through which are inserted the fastening screws 5 by whichthe casing is secured to 5-5 of Fig- 6-6 of Fig- 7 is a section on line7-7 of Fig- 8-8 of Fig- 9-9 of Figthe door. Fitting` snugly within thecasing 3 and turninp; on pivot G at the lower end thereof is a hollowrectangular support bar.

17, 1925. Serial No. 3,012.

Hanger arms 10 are carried. by a hollow rectangular bar 11 on the insideof the support bar ana arranged to slide back and forth within thesupport bar, as hereinafter eX- plained. i

Each hanger arm operates through a correspondingly spaced opening 12 inthe side of the slidable earrier bar 11 and is provided with upper andlower bearing lugs 13 which turn on a .Vertical pivot lt on the insideof the carrier bar. A sprin' 15 encircles the pirot 111- between thelugs with one tern'iinal 16 bearing` against the inside of bar 11 andthe other terminal 17 pressing outwardly against the inner end of thehanger arm.

llence, the arm is subjected to the continuous F pressure of the springwhich thus serves to swing the arm outwardly and baclrwardly wheneverthe openings 9 and 12 are brought into relativ'e aligninent by theshifting` of the carrier bar 11. As shown in Figure 6, the rear edges ofopenings 9 and 12 serve as abutments for the hanger arms and limit thebaclward swing of the arms so that the latter, in their outermostpositions, extend sub stantially at right angles.

The shifting of the carrier bar 11 simultaneously with the raising andlowering of the support bar 7 is effected by suitable means, such as acoupling member 18 connecting the carrier bar 11 to the inside of casing3. As shown in top plan in Figure 5, the coupling member 18 may be ashort, flat, metal plate having its opposite ends rolled to providebearings 19 and 20. Bear' ing` 19 encircles a fixed pivot 21 which isfastened to the side of the case and .above the pivot G of the supportbar. Bearing 20 encircles a fixed pivot 22 at the inner end of thecarrier bar 11, both the supportbar i' and the carrier bar 11 being cutaway, as shown at 28, to accommodate the plate 18. lVhen the support barextends hm'iwntally :from the casing, the carri-er bar ll has its frontterminal positioned an apprecable distance inwardly from the outer endof the support bar, as indicated by the space 24.. At this time, thehanger arms 10 project outwardly on opposite sides of the support barand may be utilized to support shirts, lingerie, and other articlesofapparel, as iilus=- tra'ted in Figure 1; The hook 8 may ao be used asa supportfcr a eonventional hangen lhen the device is no longer in use,the support bar is swung upwardly into the case and as itmoves upwardly,the carrierbr 111 is caused; by reason of the plate 18',` to" slideforwardly Within the support bar, eausing the hanger arms 10 to"be'7d`i`1'aiv` iir'tliro'i'tgh openings 9 and 12; the operation being soarranged that all of the hanger arms areic'au'sed to be swung in throughthe sides of the sup,- port. bar before the latter'ha's Cmplet-elyieietered the case 8. Consequently,v When the device isitelosed, us shown'inFigura 2;'` no part's'of the ha'ng'er arms' or'carrier bar are visible.iVWlhen the support 'bar "is' moved dovnw'ardly fromV the casingthec'oup'l'ing member 18 causes the carrier bar 7 to slide towar'd' theinnervor'pivoted end 'of the support'ba'r soA that the ha'ngera1"ms'\`vill Vautomati'c'allyj'sx'ving outiva'rdly Lintofsupportingposition soon as'openin'gs 9 and 12 Iare inV line. *The devioeis'thenready: for use. o I

Suitabl'e catch means* are provided 'for retai'ningI the ;supportfibarwithin the 'cafse'. As shown in Fig.4,"th`e upper Wall case is'provi'de'd'fwith a depres'se'd vspring portion '25 wvhiclf is:adaptec'l'to* engage* in? a suitable "noteh '26*'forn'ied`-1inhoo'lr'lSn' As Will o be v*oln'fioiis the spring catch 25 engagesinnfotc'lr 26 `as l:the outer endofthe support; bar moves :intothe'case' and'the p ressureof'V the sprin'gfcatch =is su'fifioieiit to'lhold thel sup:

any outw'ard pull'on the liook.` E' i I From't'the lfo'regoirgit``'thought that the operation advantagetsfof the inven-` tion' will'bereadi'lynnderstood and,"as will be obvious, Various n'iodifieationsja`ndialter= ations ifn v'the Ainvention "maybe resorted to Withii'fthesc`o1)`of"'tl1e` appended e'lainisl* f `Having thus* desc'ribedr theinve'nt'ion; What :I claiinti's'z-Q f 1. 'garmentdianger*including'a''ca"s`e,l aJ the support bar and its other end pivotedl` support''bar pivoted``` to the 4'case -"`-for swinging'f niovement i'r'ito'f'andout of the same;1 a" member"slidablewithin the said support bar andhavinghangerflarins adapt-` of the' support' barfand means'for eans'inf'the said 'sl'idable member to be shiftediv'ithiir the support barduring'the opening and ic'losing nioveni'ent'f the latter'tvhereby thesaid hangeijj armsl are autoiriatifeall' moved v=i^nto and out loffoperativeposit-ion.

,2. A garment changerincluding a.'case,`=af supportbar pivoted to' thecase'for iviirgiii'g' movzeinent'into' and oi'it' ofthe same','a mein-L'through `the Eopenings 'of the suppoi'tjbar ing the openings to becomedisaligned'when ofr'the o the support bar is Within the case, andspring-pressed hanger arms carried by the said slidabl'e inember, said'hnhger armsibeing adapted'to spring outwardl'y'through the saidopenings when the latter are'in falignmentffii'v w 3. A garment hangerincluding a case., a lv'hollowivsupport bar pivot-ed to the case forswinging movement into and out of the same; "sidf'fsuppoiit'fbr havingopenings o in opposite sides, a member' slidable within the saidzsupport bar,**'sprin-pressed A'hanger arms toa'rriedfb'yt said niem ftendr'ng Vlt'o extend *'outtvi-'Vd'ly through [the openin'gs offthe said'suppor't'ban 5 and 'con-f 'nection between the Cae'andthe said`slidaible member operatiii'gitoshiftthe 'saidlsld-* 'able ''i'nembeifj``V`Within 'the aidl'tupport bar durin'gi| the e'penr 4'and 'eiosigmovement=== 4 Will be*automatieall'ioved 'into and f'oi'ithollow'supportf'bar p'i'vote'dfto'fthe case for swingng =mov`ement`fnto' 'and out 'of the same, said support bar having openings'in;

"`-'oppo`s'itfe1 si'des, "a' member s'litlablefltvithin the f'saidsupport'2`bar,'**Spring-pressed 'hangerarms'I Carrie'dby thea'id"'sli'dable" r'nember` for extension through the said openings of*port *bar within] 'the 1case in' the absence' Zof' the support bar,"andmeans :for cai'ising'the 4. A;garm'enti''hangerI including fa* Casey-ad'said slidable memberftfo be: shifted'zwithin E1 f the support bi' sothat' 'the' afr'ins 'will-be fpo- 'sitio'n'ed' so :'asitobe freeto"Vswing'outwa'r'dly' :through the openings of the uppr't'fbar f' Whentheltteris'out oflthe' case'anrleaused to be swung into the support-'bara's'ithe' lat'- terv is'nioved' intofthe'oassaid means consist- 'ling ofa short coupling member having one end pivotedto the baseabovethepivotf'of to the 'said"slidableilinember same; said-'support 'bar'having' openingsfin 5.' Apgarment hanger including a case; 'aL'hollows'upport'bzr pvot'e'dL-tof the 'casefor w swinging movement intoand out of the 'i ed to 1pr`oj ec't' through' openings in' the side'` 4'opposite sides, a member slidable within the- *said 'j'supp'o'i't fbar, *springpress'e'd' 'fhanger f arms 'earried by thesai'dj'slidable'member-for xextension 'through the said open'r'ngsof-the "support bar,and'means` for caus'ingithe said f'slidab1e'1neniber`*to' be shifted "with'in the f supportibar so thatfthearlnsi'vill'bo po'siii 'tionefd'so'as t'obe freel to swing outwai'dly'when the Iattris'out of'the 'case and raus'ed 'f Yto be swuirginto'thesupport'bai' asf'the' la't`- jter isfmovefd tinto 'the oa'sefsaid meansvin- 6. A garmenthang'erincluding'lfcase, a"

support bar pivoted to the case for swingng Catch provided in the upperend of the case movement into and out of the same, hanger end adapted toyieldinglv engage in a notoh arms associated With said support bar, a inthe said hook for ifetening the said sup- 10 hook at the outer end ofthe said support port bar Within the case When the support bar, saidhook providing a handle for movbzu' is swung into the same.

ng the said support bar and serving, also, In testimony Whereof I afiixiny signature.

as a support for a Coat hangei', and a, spring WILLIAM PATTERSON.

